Case 4.1: Onset Ventures

Questions

1. What are the principles and practices adopted by Onset Ventures? Are the principles and practices workable? Do they make sense?

2. What does Onset do to implement these principles?

3. What type of founding teams does Onset work best with?

4. How much money should Onset raise for its next partnership?

5. What prevents Onset from recruiting more partners?

6. Why does Onset limit the number of deals that it invests in?

7. What does Onset do to control the flow of deals?

8. How do “seed stage” deal returns compare with the returns on investment in other stages of firm operations?

9. Has Onset stuck to its principles in incubating TallyUp?

10. Should Onset invest further in TallyUp?

11. Would a higher valuation for TallyUp help or hurt Onset?

12. What other factors are relevant to considering further financing for TallyUp?